Term Name: muscle atrophy
Synonyms:
Definition: A process, occurring in the muscle, that is characterized by a decrease in protein content, fiber diameter, force production and fatigue resistance in response to different conditions such as starvation, aging and disuse.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0014889]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: muscle adaptation
has subtype: smooth muscle atrophy striated muscle atrophy
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of muscle atrophy
positively regulated by: positive regulation of muscle atrophy
regulated by: regulation of muscle atrophy